Week 13: Divorce & Blending Families
"Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way." Gordon B. Hinckley This week in my Family Relations class we discussed divorce and the challenges that come from trying to blend two families together after divorce or death. Divorce is an occurrence that happens all too often in my mind. Today people treat their marriages as expendable and give up when things get hard or a better option comes along. I am a strong believer that you fight for your marriage, especially when times are tough. That's when you need to fight for your marriage the most. One thing we discussed in my class were some facts about divorce that you don't hear too often. Here are a few of those things: - 63% of couples had stronger marriages after an affair - Myth- both couples are happy to end the marriage. - 70% of Americans say that after 2 years of divorce they could have and should